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Cross Country
Training with Scott Christensen
"Preparation
of the Elite Junior Cross Country Runner"
In the course "Preparation
of the Elite Junior Cross Country Runner", coach
Scott
Christensen explains the essential training principles for a successful
cross country season. Every season.
Who is Scott
Christensen?
 Some of Scott's accomplishments are:
* Ranked in
the Top 10 nationally Six times
* 1997 High School National Champions
* Multiple Minnesota State Championships
* 4 Stillwater alumni have broken 4:00 in the mile since leaving the
program
So, he does have a good level of experience and his knowledge can help
you make your cross country team better as well.
Who is this course for?
This course
is for coaches of cross country teams.
Your pupils have
done some training, they have some talent and maybe even have had some
successes.
They could be National Class runners, but they absolutely do
not need to be.
You want to
help them perform better.
This course is not for complete novices though. This course provides a lot of
substantial information.
If you want to seriously lift
the performance of your cross-country team, then this is a
good course to consider.
For more information about this course, click here.
What do you
get?
* 67 Minute Video Presentation: The
Aerobic Cross Country Training Model for the Summer and Fall
* 59 Minute Video Presentation: The
Application of Speed and Strength Training to the Training Model
* 32 Minute Video Presentation: The
Influence of the Peaking Period
* 42 Minute Presentation: Psychological
Issues, Inventories and Motivation
* Full
Presentation PowerPoint Slide file (120 slides)
* Unlimited
Email Support
More detail
about the different elements
Part
I: The Aerobic Cross Country Training Model for the Summer and Fall
This part is about base
running. Base running is absolutely essential.
Every runner needs to build a strong aerobic base first in order to
have a successful racing season.
 In this part coach Christensen
explains just how important the
aerobic base is.
He also covers the
different types of runs and why you do them.
And he provides testing
methods to determine the speed at which your pupils should
run.
He also provides a typical two-week training block to fit it all
together.
Part
II: The Application of Speed and Strength Training to the Training Model
Speed and strength training are the subject of part II. The aerobic
base is important, but it needs
to be topped up with anaerobic training to help runners get to optimal
performace.
Coach Christensen provides a
9-day cycle with dedicated workouts to each day and he
explains the scientific details about how the anaerobic training will
help make your runners go faster.
In addition to this there are explanations
about the importance of strength training and how to help make the foot
muscles stronger, which can help with technique and speed
improvement.
Part
III: The Influence of the Peaking Period
Part III is about the point where it all comes together, the peak
period. This period needs to be delicately
managed to ensure the runners stay at peak performance.
Coach Christensen does a good job in laying out the fundamentals for
this all-important phase with modified workouts, pointers
about when to rest and when not to rest, etc.
Part
IV: Psychological Issues, Inventories and Motivation
Part IV is about everything but the running. When dealing with young runners
this is an important subject and one often ignored by other courses
and/or books.
It's about motivation and lighting the fire in your athletes.
Coach Christensen provides a simple test/survey to do with your runners
to understand where they are at; do they need more recovery time, are
they doing alright? This
section provides helpful tools to work with your young runners and help
them progress.
For more information about this course, click here.
What
do I think about the course?
This is a useful course for the cross-country coach who wants to get his school to a
higher level. What I like about it, is that it is complete
and very targeted
towards the cross-country running coach.
Coach Christensen provides a lot of scientific background and detail
which helps understand why his approach works.
What
to consider?
This course is provided in online
video-format. In addition you get a powerpoint pack with all the
slides. I would advise printing off the slides and then
listening to the videos so you can add your own notes as you listen to
the course.
Importantly, you also
get access to coach Christensen himself. And if anything
is unclear in the course, you can ask questions about the course via
the members-section, a useful addition to a very solid course.
For more information about this excellent course, click here.
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